General Information
| Reference Number: |
12 |
| State: |
Pennsylvania |
| County: |
Huntingdon |
| Municipality: |
Barree |
| USGS Quad: |
Pine Grove |
| Watershed: |
Shaver’s Creek/Juniata |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: |
Headwater Impoundment Beaver |
| Disturbance Class: |
Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: |
PEM |
| Wetland Area: |
2.5 ha (6.2 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: |
1993, 1994 |
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Vegetation
| Herbaceous |
| Percent Cover: |
94.8% (range 75-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Goldenrod |
Solidago sp. |
| Spikerush |
Eleocharis sp. |
| Rice cutgrass |
Leersia oryzoides |
| Broadleaf cattail |
Typha latifolia |
| Smartweed |
Polygonum sp. |
| Woody |
| Percent cover: |
23.6% (range 0-85%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Willow |
Salix sp. |
| Speckled alder |
Alnus incana |
| Swamp rose |
Rosa palustris |
| Red panicle dogwood |
Cornus racemosa |
| Northern arrowwood |
Viburnum recognitum |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) |
| Herbaceous: |
1.54 |
| Woody: |
1.67 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) |
| Herbaceous: |
1.44 |
| Woody: |
2.10 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: |
100 |
| Herbaceous: |
93 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: |
7 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): |
1.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): |
38.94 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): |
0.32 |
| Soil Series: |
Brinkerton silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
| Sand: |
28.4 |
| Silt: |
41.5 |
| Clay: |
30.1 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): |
0.88 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): |
0.70 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): |
0.74 |
Hydrology
| Water Level |
| Median (cm): |
0.0 |
| Range (cm): |
-69.0 – 57.0 |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): |
7.0 |
| Conductivity (mean): |
450.0 |